Arẹ Ikú

Medium

Giclée on paper

Year

2026

Arẹ Ikú, meaning The Bride of Death, stands a young female figure in full bridal dress against a deep crimson red background, but the dress is black and crimson lace rather than white, and she stands not with nerves but with the absolute composure of someone who chose this. Her skull paint is rendered in brilliant crimson, matching the background, so the skull bleeds in and out of the red around her, present and absent in the same breath. In one hand, loosely held at her side, a single black rose drops its petals in slow motion to the floor, each petal glowing faintly gold on the crimson ground. This haunting and formally beautiful mixed media fine art print is Giclée printed on museum quality 310gsm Textured Fine Art Cotton Rag, limited to just 20 prints in the world. An extraordinary piece of Nigerian painting available at Naija Art Store for collectors who are not afraid of beauty at its most serious.